Before you touch any of your grape vines, make sure you know the essential terminology. Here are the parts of the plant to add to your gardening vocabulary: Understanding these terms makes it easier ...

Just like the informal communication system, the grapevines growing in your backyard can get a little unruly if left to their own devices. To keep the plant version in check and encourage good fruit ...

An unpruned grapevine can look like a tangled mess of random vines to those new to pruning grapes. However, grapevine pruning is actually quite straightforward, if you keep in mind a few basic ...

When properly pruned, grapes should produce a fruitful, delicious crop year after year. (Tiffany Woods/OSU Extension Service) CORVALLIS, Ore. - Once grapevines lose their leaves, the plants fade into ...

Learn how to properly prune muscadines (spur pruning) and regular grapes (cane pruning). Hands on pruning in our teaching vineyard There are skills you need to have when a terrible storm knocks out ...

Grapevines growing on a trellis need annual pruning to keep the vines under control and to increase grape production. The best time to prune is between mid-December and March, after the vines have ...

The garden is quieter in the winter than in other seasons, but that doesn't mean it can be ignored. Plants that look dead may ...

Q: When do I prune my grapevines? The leaves have almost completely fallen. I want to make sure that I prune them correctly. Answer: February is the best month to prune grapevines. Grapevines are ...

Last fall, my brother purchased a home with a large, beautiful grape arbor surrounding the front yard. He picked buckets of small (1/4–3/8 inch) sweet green grapes and gave them to neighbors and ...

Spring is here and life is bursting out at the seams! The bees are buzzing, the flowers are blooming, and people are hard at work getting their gardens ready for the growing season. Experienced ...

Right now is the time to prune grapes. Prune citrus now if there has been damage from cold weather. If your citrus is young, prune it to tree form, removing side shoots to about the height of your ...

Fall can be the neat gardener’s nightmare. Leaves everywhere, plants dying back, unmanicured lawn… the season of clean blooms and fresh green foliage is truly in the past. Now we're spending more time ...